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Scottish government awards £2.2m smartcard contract to Novacard

The German company will supply three million smartcards to local authorities in Scotland
03 Feb 2012

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Doubts cast over government identity marketplace

Analyst states that there are few examples of federated authentication being implemented successfully
05 Jul 2011

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Coalition plans to enlist private firms to speed ID authentication

Coalition proposes piggy-backing on private-sector databases to enable easier authentication when accessing e-government services
23 May 2011

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Compensation cost of scrapping ID cards revealed

£2m spent is a "drop in the ocean" compared with £800m saved, says analyst
24 Mar 2011

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Agile development: a never-ending change programme?

Government committee examined the benefits of agile development, identified retention of knowledge and increased experimentation
15 Mar 2011

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End of the road for ID cards

National database to be destroyed
24 Jan 2011

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Government to save £1.2bn in IT

Maude has saved the public purse £402m by scrapping the ID scheme
19 Oct 2010

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Citizen data sharing system abandoned

Government scraps plans for central data sharing system after three years
23 Aug 2010

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ID documents bill likely to become law by July

Detailed timetime has now been set out
30 Jun 2010

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Those affected by ID card abolition get chance to speak out

The public appeal for evidence gives those affected a chance to make their views known to MPs
16 Jun 2010

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Home secretary drives through first-stage legislation to scrap ID cards

Plans will save £86m over four years and prevent £800m in ongoing costs
10 Jun 2010

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Only one ID card supplier contract to be cut

Only the contract with Thales, worth £18m, will be cut completely
28 May 2010

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British ID cards will be scrapped within 100 days

But 215,000 non-EU ID cards will be retained
27 May 2010

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Bill to scrap ID cards is first before Parliament

Lib-Cons in a hurry to axe scheme before more money is wasted
26 May 2010

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Queen's speech sets out plans for ID cards and high-speed broadband

Coalition determined to "destroy" Labour's identity apparatus
25 May 2010

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Labour's IT legacy may haunt coalition

Contract lawyers warn that attempts to scrap IT projects such as ID cards may face legal challenges
18 May 2010

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ID cards and the DNA database are for the scrapheap

Along with parts of the NPfIT and other costly government IT projects
12 May 2010

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Labour will not make ID cards compulsory

Manifesto also promises restoration of the 'telephone tax' and a £4bn Finance For Growth Fund
12 Apr 2010

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Identity and Passport Service spends £300 per ID card on advertising

And a further £87,700 on marketing and £11,930 on branding
11 Mar 2010

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Authorities in the dark over level of ID card fraud

But overall the ID scheme is being administered securely and effectively, says Identity Commissioner
25 Feb 2010

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False ID cards bought online by 20 per cent of teenagers

Alcohol, cigarettes, knives, and tattoos easily acquired by underage teenagers
01 Feb 2010

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ID cards attacked by opposition parties

Tories say government scheme to extend ID card pilot in Greater London is " pointless" and Liberal Democrats say the "discredited" cards simply encourage students into pubs
25 Jan 2010

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Public sector IT: review of the year

Public sector correspondent Tom Young gives his view on the last 12 months
18 Dec 2009

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National identity register is up and running

Database already contains details of 538 people with foreign nationals to be added "in due course"
25 Nov 2009

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The German company will supply three million smartcards to local authorities in Scotland 03 Feb 2012

Analyst states that there are few examples of federated authentication being implemented successfully 05 Jul 2011

Coalition proposes piggy-backing on private-sector databases to enable easier authentication when accessing e-government services 23 May 2011

£2m spent is a "drop in the ocean" compared with £800m saved, says analyst 24 Mar 2011

Government committee examined the benefits of agile development, identified retention of knowledge and increased experimentation 15 Mar 2011

National database to be destroyed 24 Jan 2011

Maude has saved the public purse £402m by scrapping the ID scheme 19 Oct 2010

Government scraps plans for central data sharing system after three years 23 Aug 2010

Detailed timetime has now been set out 30 Jun 2010

The public appeal for evidence gives those affected a chance to make their views known to MPs 16 Jun 2010

Plans will save £86m over four years and prevent £800m in ongoing costs 10 Jun 2010

Only the contract with Thales, worth £18m, will be cut completely 28 May 2010

But 215,000 non-EU ID cards will be retained 27 May 2010

Lib-Cons in a hurry to axe scheme before more money is wasted 26 May 2010

Coalition determined to "destroy" Labour's identity apparatus 25 May 2010

Contract lawyers warn that attempts to scrap IT projects such as ID cards may face legal challenges 18 May 2010

Along with parts of the NPfIT and other costly government IT projects 12 May 2010

Manifesto also promises restoration of the 'telephone tax' and a £4bn Finance For Growth Fund 12 Apr 2010

And a further £87,700 on marketing and £11,930 on branding 11 Mar 2010

But overall the ID scheme is being administered securely and effectively, says Identity Commissioner 25 Feb 2010

Alcohol, cigarettes, knives, and tattoos easily acquired by underage teenagers 01 Feb 2010

Tories say government scheme to extend ID card pilot in Greater London is " pointless" and Liberal Democrats say the "discredited" cards simply encourage students into pubs 25 Jan 2010

Public sector correspondent Tom Young gives his view on the last 12 months 18 Dec 2009

Database already contains details of 538 people with foreign nationals to be added "in due course" 25 Nov 2009

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The German company will supply three million smartcards to local authorities in Scotland
03 Feb 2012

Analyst states that there are few examples of federated authentication being implemented successfully
05 Jul 2011

Coalition proposes piggy-backing on private-sector databases to enable easier authentication when accessing e-government services
23 May 2011

£2m spent is a "drop in the ocean" compared with £800m saved, says analyst
24 Mar 2011

Government committee examined the benefits of agile development, identified retention of knowledge and increased experimentation
15 Mar 2011

National database to be destroyed
24 Jan 2011

Maude has saved the public purse £402m by scrapping the ID scheme
19 Oct 2010

Government scraps plans for central data sharing system after three years
23 Aug 2010

Detailed timetime has now been set out
30 Jun 2010

The public appeal for evidence gives those affected a chance to make their views known to MPs
16 Jun 2010

Plans will save £86m over four years and prevent £800m in ongoing costs
10 Jun 2010

Only the contract with Thales, worth £18m, will be cut completely
28 May 2010

But 215,000 non-EU ID cards will be retained
27 May 2010

Lib-Cons in a hurry to axe scheme before more money is wasted
26 May 2010

Coalition determined to "destroy" Labour's identity apparatus
25 May 2010

Contract lawyers warn that attempts to scrap IT projects such as ID cards may face legal challenges
18 May 2010

Along with parts of the NPfIT and other costly government IT projects
12 May 2010

Manifesto also promises restoration of the 'telephone tax' and a £4bn Finance For Growth Fund
12 Apr 2010

And a further £87,700 on marketing and £11,930 on branding
11 Mar 2010

But overall the ID scheme is being administered securely and effectively, says Identity Commissioner
25 Feb 2010

Alcohol, cigarettes, knives, and tattoos easily acquired by underage teenagers
01 Feb 2010

Tories say government scheme to extend ID card pilot in Greater London is " pointless" and Liberal Democrats say the "discredited" cards simply encourage students into pubs
25 Jan 2010

Public sector correspondent Tom Young gives his view on the last 12 months
18 Dec 2009

Database already contains details of 538 people with foreign nationals to be added "in due course"
25 Nov 2009